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Sheldon New York Map

Explore Sheldon, New York, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Sheldon, New York

How to Use This Sheldon, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sheldon, New York. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New York or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Sheldon.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Sheldon
State	New York (NY)
County	Wyoming County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.737283
Longitude	-78.41863
Population	3,000
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	14145
Area Code	716
County Seat	Warsaw

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About Sheldon, New York

Sheldon is a locality in Wyoming County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,000. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Sheldon is located at 42.7373°N, 78.4186°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14145.

Sheldon occupies a high, expansive plateau in Western New York, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky asserts an immense, unyielding presence over the fields. It lies 13.7 miles southeast of Elma, NY (from Elma, NY: bearing 125°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southeast of Marilla. Glade Creek carves a modest path through the local topography, its presence marked by the quiet movement of water just a mile from the center of the grid. To the west, the land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Limestone Ledge, a reminder of the geological foundations that anchor this terrain. Travelers passing through Sheldon often notice how the light catches the open pastures at dusk, turning the tall grasses into a pale, flickering amber that seems to pulse against the deepening gray of the sky. The nearby Johnson Falls provides a brief, resonant fracture in the silence of the woods, where the gravity of the water creates a cool, persistent mist that clings to the mossy stones even on the driest of summer afternoons.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Sheldon, with silos and long-standing barns defining the silhouette of the rural landscape much as they did for the early settlers who cleared these acres. The economy here is tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, a quiet cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life far more than the clocks in distant urban centers. While the Erie County Reforestation Area lies seven miles away, offering a dense sanctuary of timber and shade, the immediate vicinity remains dominated by the open, productive character of the working earth. Those seeking a pause in the pace of the day might venture toward the Tonawanda Creek Fishing Access Parking to observe the stillness of the water, or perhaps wander toward Stony Brook Glen to appreciate the deeper, sheltered basins that break the monotony of the plains. Life in Sheldon is defined by this steadfast connection to the soil, a deliberate and unadorned existence that prioritizes the endurance of the land over the frantic pace of modern expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rusty Stove (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 152° SE
Hawk Watch (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 154° SE
Homestead Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 159° S
Tonawanda Creek Fishing Access Parking (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 090° E
County Of Erie Land (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 277° W
Marilla Town Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 324° NW
Erie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 199° S
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 281° W
Fisher Price Toy Store (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 284° W
Toy Town Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 284° W
Roycroft Renaissance Monument (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 282° W
Attica State Correctional Facility (State Resource Management Area) — 10.4 mi, 044° NE
Knox Farm State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 282° W
Darien Lakes State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 359° N
Flotation Station Lazy River (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 007° N
Mind Eraser (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 008° N
Tantrum (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 008° N
Veterans memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 260° W
Carlton Hill Mua (State Resource Management Area) — 13.6 mi, 063° NE
Spotlight Theater (Cinema) — 14.5 mi, 089° E
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil War Monument (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 088° E
Orchard Park Historical Society (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 277° W
Lost Nation State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 16.9 mi, 157° SE
Pavilion (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 276° W
Ward Monument (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 263° W
Open-air ampitheater (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 303° NW
Dipson Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 279° W
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 20.8 mi, 266° W
Buffalo AKG Art Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 311° NW
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.6 mi, 360° N · 22k acres

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